This is the gift for enthusiasts of the Impressionist art movement at its best: an exceptional engraving of Edouard Manet’s Le Dejeuner sur l’Herbe, by Jacques Villon (real name Gaston Duchamp, brother […]
A Gourmet Gazette Fine Find: An Exceptional Engraving
The Captivating and the Contemporary at Continua
Paris, France — The power of art and the thriving art scene of one of Europe’s newest countries, Kosovo, are to be played out in the Marais neighborhood of Paris at the […]
This Was A Man’s World: Gustave Caillebotte: Painting Men
Paris, France —A man rowing a boat in a top hat. Another man seems to dry himself after bathing, more men playing cards this time, or a young man looking out the […]
On Painting Music: The Works of Harriet Backer
Paris, France — Virtually unknown outside of her native Norway, Harriet Backer was Norway’s best-known woman painter in the late 19th century. The Musée d’Orsay in Paris is currently presenting an exhibition […]
The Fantastical Funfair
Paris, France —It is a most festive and fun venue that sits on the edge of eastern Paris in the Bercy Village neighborhood surrounded by shops and gardens. The Pavillons de Bercy […]
It’s a Natural World
Paris, France — There is Jeppe the cat resting in sand heated by the sun. A white hare in winter leaving his footprints behind him in the snow. A highly detailed portrait […]
A Gourmet Gazette Fine Wear Find: Affordable Luxury from Lebanon’s WSPR
From the multi-brand fine jewelry collections of WSPR. Photo courtesy WSPR. Handout via The Gourmet Gazette Paris, France –This is elegant jewelry. Wearable, timeless and thoroughly stackable which is why the pieces […]
Jewelry Fit for a Queen, A Merovingian Queen
Merovingian-style ring in brass and amazonite. Photo courtesy Rmn-Grand Palais. Handout via The Gourmet Gazette They were the house that united, essentially, France. The Merovingian dynasty were the ruling family of the […]
A Gourmet Gazette Fine Fare Find from Provence: Calin Polisson Liqueur At Christmas Time or Anytime
The Christmas end of year holiday season takes on a special meaning in France’s celebrated Provence region where living Nativity scenes, the hand-crafted santon figurines and the 13 special desserts (representing Christ […]
Imperial Splendors: Marvels of the Ming Dynasty
Paris, France —A gold phoenix hairpin, a sceptre of gemstones and jade. The court of the Ming Dynasty, which ruled from 1368 until 1644, has made its way to the French capital […]
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